What Happened in September 1899

Historical Events

Dreyfus Sentenced

Sep 9 French Captain Alfred Dreyfus sentenced on unjust grounds

Sep 10 2nd quake in 7 days (8.6) hits Yakutat Bay, Alaska
Sep 13 Mackinder, Ollier and Brocherel make the first ascent of Batian (5,199m - 17,058 ft), the highest peak of Mount Kenya
Sep 14 Henry Bliss becomes 1st recorded US death from an auto accident when he is hit by a taxicab in New York City
Sep 15 US Open Men's Golf, Baltimore CC: Willie Smith wins by a comfortable 11 strokes from Scotsmen George Low & Val Fitzjohn and Bert Way of England
Sep 17 1st British troops leave Bombay for South Africa

Music History

Sep 18 Scott Joplin granted copyright for his "Maple Leaf Rag", the most famous ragtime composition, by the US Copyright Office

Sep 28 Transvaal mobilizes its army - leadup to Second Boer War
Sep 29 American Veterans of Foreign Service, later known as Veterans of Foreign War (VFW), support group is established in Columbus, Ohio by a group of Spanish-American war veterans

Events in 1899

Famous Birthdays

Sep 1 Richard Arlen, American actor (Apache Uprising, Wings), born in St. Paul, Minnesota (d. 1976)
Sep 2 Hans Jacob Nielsen, Danish boxer (Olympic gold lightweight 1924), born in Næstved, Denmark (d. 1967)
Sep 3 Frank Macfarlane Burnet, Australian virologist (Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for tissue grafting), born in Traralgon, Victoria (d. 1985)

Billy Rose (1899-1966)

Sep 6 American theatrical producer (Diamond Horse Show), born in New York City

Sep 7 Leendert Antonie Donker, Dutch Minister of Justice (PvdA), born in Almkerk, Netherlands (d. 1956)
Sep 9 Brassaï [Gyula Halász], Hungarian-French artist, born in Brassó, Austria-Hungary (d. 1984)
Sep 9 Louis Cheslock, British-born American violinist, composer and educator of Polish heritage (Peabody Institute, 1916-76), born in London (d. 1981)
Sep 9 Neil Hamilton, American stage and screen actor (The White Rose; When Strangers Marry; Batman (TV series) - "Commissioner Gordon"), born in Lynn, Massachusetts (d. 1984)
Sep 9 Waite Hoyt, American Baseball HOF pitcher (World Series 1923, 27, 28; AL wins leader 1927; NY Yankees), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1984)
Sep 11 Jimmie Davis, American singer and songwriter ("You Are My Sunshine"), born in Quitman, Louisiana (d. 2000)
Sep 11 Nelly "Nell" Knoop, Dutch actress (Jenny; Driestuivers Opera), born in Batavia, Batavia, Dutch East Indies (now Jakarta, Indonesia) (d. 1971)
Sep 12 Gerard Hordijk, Dutch architect and painter, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1958)
Sep 13 Anton Constandse, Dutch anarchist and writer, born in Brouwershaven, Netherlands (d. 1985)
Sep 13 Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, Romanian politician (founder and leader of the Iron Guard), born in Huși, Vaslui County, Romania (d. 1938)
Sep 13 Frank "Big Boy" Goudie, American jazz tenor saxophonist and clarinetist, and upholsterer, born in Youngsville, Louisiana (d. 1964)
Sep 15 Milton S. Eisenhower, American University President (Pennsylvania State) and brother of Dwight, born in Abilene, Kansas (d. 1985)
Sep 16 Hans Swarowsky, Austrian pianist, conductor (Graz Opera, 1947-50), and educator (Vienna Music Academy, 1949-75), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1975)
Sep 17 Winnie Lightner [Winifred Reeves], American vaudeville stage and screen actress, and singer (Gold Diggers of Broadway; Gold Dust Gertie; Sit Tight), born in Greenport, New York (d. 1971)
Sep 18 Ida Kamińska, Polish stage and screen actress, director, and writer (The Shop on Main Street; Mother Courage and Her Children), born in Odessa, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) (d. 1980)
Sep 20 Elliott Nugent, American director (And So They Were Married), born in Dover, Ohio (d. 1980)
Sep 20 Leo Strauss, German-American political philosopher, born in Kirchhain, Hesse-Nassau, German Empire (d. 1973)
Sep 21 Frederick Coutts, Scottish 8th General of The Salvation Army, born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland (d. 1986)
Sep 21 Luc Haesaerts, Flemish art critic (Flandre), born in Antwerp (d. 1962)
Sep 23 Louise Nevelson, American sculptor who featured at the 31st Venice Biennale (Sky Cathedral), born in Pereiaslav, Ukraine, Russian Empire (d. 1988)
Sep 23 William Levi Dawson, American composer, choirmaster, and musicologist, born in Anniston, Alabama (d. 1990)
Sep 24 Eduardo Hernández Moncada, Mexican composer and pianist, born in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico (d. 1995)
Sep 24 William Dobell, Australian portrait artist, born in Cooks Hill, New South Wales, Australia (d. 1970)
Sep 26 William L. Dawson, American choir director, composer (Negro Folk Symphony), educator, and musicologist, born in Anniston, Alabama (d. 1990)
Sep 29 Billy Butlin, South African-British holiday camp promoter (Butlins), born in Cape Town, Cape Colony (d. 1980)
Sep 29 Lásló Jósef Bíró, Hungarian inventor (ballpoint pen), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1985)
Sep 30 Hendrik Marsman, Dutch poet (Herinnering aan Holland - Remembrance of Holland; Vrees - Fear), writer, and critic, born in Zeist, Netherlands (d. 1940)

Born in 1899

Famous Deaths

Ernest Renshaw (1861-1899)

Sep 2 British tennis player (Wimbledon, 1888 (singles); 1884-86, 1888-89 (doubles, with twin brother William), dies of effects of carbolic acid at 38

Sep 8 Vaclav Hugo Zavrtal, Bohemian clarinetist, bandleader, and composer, dies at 78
Sep 14 Henry Bliss, American real estate agent, dies when struck by a taxicab in NYC at 69
Sep 17 Charles Alfred Pillsbury, American industrialist and co-founder (Pillsbury Company), dies at 56
Sep 28 Giovanni Segantini, Italian landscape painter (The Bad Mothers), dies of peritonitis at 41